1 00:00:01,200 --> 00:00:06,840 Speaker 1: Ladies and gentlemen, Welcome to Battle Round. This is a 2 00:00:06,880 --> 00:00:10,600 Speaker 1: podcast where battling friends talk all things wrestling and laugh 3 00:00:10,680 --> 00:00:13,800 Speaker 1: with comedians that are way funnier than him. And you 4 00:00:13,960 --> 00:00:17,759 Speaker 1: never know who's going to stop by. Here is your host. 5 00:00:17,800 --> 00:00:24,800 Speaker 2: Battle All right, we are back. It is a new week. 6 00:00:24,880 --> 00:00:28,720 Speaker 3: It is a new episode of Battleground where myself Battle 7 00:00:29,040 --> 00:00:32,520 Speaker 3: Eli is right across from me. Was a we talked wrestling, 8 00:00:33,120 --> 00:00:36,960 Speaker 3: not wrestling wrestling. 9 00:00:37,120 --> 00:00:39,040 Speaker 2: So I watched Raw last night. 10 00:00:39,680 --> 00:00:43,919 Speaker 3: And uh, it's very You could tell nobody really wanted 11 00:00:43,960 --> 00:00:44,319 Speaker 3: to be there. 12 00:00:44,640 --> 00:00:47,040 Speaker 4: Yeah, it was pretty strange. I don't remember if I 13 00:00:47,080 --> 00:00:49,040 Speaker 4: text you or you text me, but the crowd was 14 00:00:49,159 --> 00:00:53,440 Speaker 4: just snoozing. I mean, nothing got them excited. 15 00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:55,280 Speaker 2: There was literally nothing. 16 00:00:55,320 --> 00:00:57,480 Speaker 3: And we were texting back and forth of the day 17 00:00:57,480 --> 00:00:59,680 Speaker 3: and it was like Alicia Fox is gonna wrestle Becky 18 00:00:59,760 --> 00:01:04,440 Speaker 3: Lynch and I'm like, what, Like, the girl that supposedly 19 00:01:04,480 --> 00:01:08,280 Speaker 3: cost arn Anderson his job is now getting a title shot. Yeah, 20 00:01:08,319 --> 00:01:11,320 Speaker 3: and it was rough, Like I watched that match and 21 00:01:11,360 --> 00:01:13,600 Speaker 3: I was like, Okay, I already know what's gonna happen. 22 00:01:14,640 --> 00:01:16,119 Speaker 2: It's gonna be a squash match. 23 00:01:16,280 --> 00:01:19,800 Speaker 3: Lacy Evans gonna come out Boom Boom calls the match. 24 00:01:19,880 --> 00:01:25,200 Speaker 3: That's it, the end, and it was what three that 25 00:01:25,280 --> 00:01:27,520 Speaker 3: we saw botched spots in the match. 26 00:01:27,720 --> 00:01:30,800 Speaker 4: It was pretty strange. And then even when Lacey hit 27 00:01:31,000 --> 00:01:33,959 Speaker 4: Becky Lynch, it was kind of a botch hit, you know, 28 00:01:34,120 --> 00:01:37,360 Speaker 4: So I don't know, it's very very strange. But yeah, 29 00:01:37,400 --> 00:01:40,160 Speaker 4: but I mean they like, you know, they set up 30 00:01:40,200 --> 00:01:42,560 Speaker 4: aj styles versus Seth Rollins, which for a lot of 31 00:01:42,560 --> 00:01:44,959 Speaker 4: people is a dream match, and I mean the crowd 32 00:01:45,040 --> 00:01:48,200 Speaker 4: was just snoozing. I was surprised, and. 33 00:01:48,320 --> 00:01:49,800 Speaker 3: You know, I sat there and I kind of went 34 00:01:49,880 --> 00:01:52,360 Speaker 3: back and forth between that and watching the Preds game, 35 00:01:53,240 --> 00:01:53,960 Speaker 3: and yeah. 36 00:01:53,800 --> 00:01:55,320 Speaker 2: We're not gonna talk about that today. 37 00:01:55,520 --> 00:01:58,640 Speaker 3: But it's just like, I don't know if this is 38 00:01:58,720 --> 00:02:01,960 Speaker 3: them trying to figure out what's going on leading up 39 00:02:02,000 --> 00:02:05,720 Speaker 3: to the next pay per view. I mean, you could 40 00:02:05,760 --> 00:02:08,320 Speaker 3: tell that they're still trying stuff out. Once again, they 41 00:02:08,440 --> 00:02:13,200 Speaker 3: changed the Viking War experience name again, and even the 42 00:02:13,200 --> 00:02:15,440 Speaker 3: commentatorship in the matter was like the Viking experience and 43 00:02:15,440 --> 00:02:17,200 Speaker 3: then they said something different and then. 44 00:02:17,280 --> 00:02:20,480 Speaker 4: Yeah, yeah, I think that was just kind of a cluster. 45 00:02:20,639 --> 00:02:24,440 Speaker 4: And even you know, before Raw yesterday, they've already switched 46 00:02:24,440 --> 00:02:26,760 Speaker 4: some people back to the SmackDown, right, So the shuffle 47 00:02:26,800 --> 00:02:29,440 Speaker 4: has already been shuffled, and you know part of that. 48 00:02:29,520 --> 00:02:32,480 Speaker 4: You know, So the bar broke up, which I'm okay with. 49 00:02:32,560 --> 00:02:35,200 Speaker 4: I like Cizaro. I think he deserves to be a bigger, 50 00:02:35,720 --> 00:02:40,080 Speaker 4: you know, singles guy. But they split up Ricochet and 51 00:02:40,120 --> 00:02:41,320 Speaker 4: Alistair Black. 52 00:02:42,000 --> 00:02:43,160 Speaker 2: Which I think is a good call. 53 00:02:43,600 --> 00:02:45,920 Speaker 4: Yeah, that was, you know, and I mean you've talked 54 00:02:45,919 --> 00:02:47,840 Speaker 4: about it. That reminded me of when Finn Baler and 55 00:02:47,840 --> 00:02:51,840 Speaker 4: Saimojo tag team and they won the Dusty Rhodes class. 56 00:02:52,440 --> 00:02:54,320 Speaker 4: I mean, it's cool for a limited time, but I 57 00:02:54,360 --> 00:02:57,240 Speaker 4: mean I don't think they signed Ricochet just to be 58 00:02:57,280 --> 00:03:01,560 Speaker 4: a tag team or Alistair Black now. And then, of course, 59 00:03:01,680 --> 00:03:05,040 Speaker 4: you know, mister Robert Rude made his debut. 60 00:03:05,160 --> 00:03:07,440 Speaker 3: That was probably the greatest thing in the world. And 61 00:03:07,800 --> 00:03:09,560 Speaker 3: I was sitting there and I only see if I 62 00:03:09,560 --> 00:03:11,560 Speaker 3: could find this. Somebody had sent me. Maybe it was 63 00:03:11,639 --> 00:03:15,240 Speaker 3: you or a friend of mine, Chris. He sent a 64 00:03:15,280 --> 00:03:18,040 Speaker 3: screenshot of a tweet that somebody put a caption of 65 00:03:18,080 --> 00:03:20,720 Speaker 3: Bobby rou with his or Robert Rude with his mustache. 66 00:03:20,720 --> 00:03:23,640 Speaker 3: And it's like the caption was nobody's trying to replace 67 00:03:23,680 --> 00:03:25,840 Speaker 3: your dad, but your mom and are getting serious and 68 00:03:25,880 --> 00:03:28,200 Speaker 3: I'd like for us to be friends. And it's just 69 00:03:28,240 --> 00:03:30,360 Speaker 3: like this photo right here, it's the greatest thing in 70 00:03:30,400 --> 00:03:35,400 Speaker 3: the world. And like, to be completely honest, I thought 71 00:03:35,400 --> 00:03:37,480 Speaker 3: that he was going to cut a promo and be 72 00:03:37,640 --> 00:03:41,120 Speaker 3: like the fat out of Shapement and yeah, going back 73 00:03:41,160 --> 00:03:44,880 Speaker 3: to the old, you know, ravishing Rick Rude days, because 74 00:03:44,920 --> 00:03:46,480 Speaker 3: that's what it seems like they're about to do with it. 75 00:03:46,600 --> 00:03:48,760 Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean, and I kind of I kind of 76 00:03:48,800 --> 00:03:53,040 Speaker 4: appreciate that they're paying homage to Rick Rud obviously, even 77 00:03:53,080 --> 00:03:59,200 Speaker 4: though you know it's different spelling. But I he's another 78 00:03:59,240 --> 00:04:01,360 Speaker 4: head scratcher, and I mean, we could, we could probably 79 00:04:01,360 --> 00:04:04,240 Speaker 4: spend a whole show about this. But you know, there's 80 00:04:04,280 --> 00:04:06,400 Speaker 4: been so many people called up from n x T 81 00:04:06,560 --> 00:04:09,360 Speaker 4: that have just nothing's happened. And I'm not talking about 82 00:04:09,400 --> 00:04:11,600 Speaker 4: like they just called him. I'm talking about like, you know, 83 00:04:11,600 --> 00:04:14,000 Speaker 4: Bobby Rude was the world champion down there. I mean, 84 00:04:14,040 --> 00:04:17,000 Speaker 4: he was the guy and he was over. I mean, 85 00:04:17,040 --> 00:04:20,360 Speaker 4: as soon as that music hit, people just lost their mind. 86 00:04:20,760 --> 00:04:23,600 Speaker 4: And he comes up here, he comes to the main 87 00:04:23,720 --> 00:04:26,040 Speaker 4: roster and. 88 00:04:25,240 --> 00:04:30,400 Speaker 3: Gets like what us title and I think the Intercontinental I. 89 00:04:30,320 --> 00:04:32,920 Speaker 4: Remember the U maybe both I don't know it is, yeah, 90 00:04:33,120 --> 00:04:35,360 Speaker 4: I mean the and then the tag titles, which was 91 00:04:35,400 --> 00:04:38,080 Speaker 4: weird because he wasn't a tag team wrestler. Well he 92 00:04:38,240 --> 00:04:39,400 Speaker 4: wasn't TNA. 93 00:04:39,440 --> 00:04:41,480 Speaker 2: Yes, which I still wish that Beer Money would get 94 00:04:41,520 --> 00:04:44,680 Speaker 2: back together. So James Storm, if you're listening, yeah, come 95 00:04:44,720 --> 00:04:45,040 Speaker 2: on up. 96 00:04:45,839 --> 00:04:49,840 Speaker 4: So, but I was surprised that he got the win. 97 00:04:49,920 --> 00:04:52,719 Speaker 4: He beat Ricochet, and Ricochet has been nothing but hot 98 00:04:52,760 --> 00:04:56,120 Speaker 4: since he came up. So I don't know, I don't know, 99 00:04:56,320 --> 00:04:57,560 Speaker 4: I don't know. 100 00:04:57,640 --> 00:05:00,120 Speaker 3: What I want to see though, is and it's it's 101 00:05:00,120 --> 00:05:02,560 Speaker 3: interesting that WWE is kind of doing this. But it's 102 00:05:02,560 --> 00:05:06,479 Speaker 3: like they move Alistair to SmackDown, which his wife is 103 00:05:06,520 --> 00:05:07,320 Speaker 3: on SmackDown. 104 00:05:07,400 --> 00:05:08,360 Speaker 4: Yeah, they move. 105 00:05:08,279 --> 00:05:11,159 Speaker 3: Andrade back to SmackDown because he had a really good 106 00:05:11,160 --> 00:05:14,880 Speaker 3: match with Finn, but his girlfriend's on SmackDown. 107 00:05:15,040 --> 00:05:17,480 Speaker 4: And I was reading that Charlotte might have had some 108 00:05:18,080 --> 00:05:19,320 Speaker 4: pull in that. 109 00:05:19,320 --> 00:05:21,320 Speaker 3: I wouldn't be surprised if she had some pool. I 110 00:05:21,320 --> 00:05:23,320 Speaker 3: think that she stays on SmackDown. There's no way that 111 00:05:23,320 --> 00:05:24,160 Speaker 3: they're going to move her. 112 00:05:24,320 --> 00:05:28,279 Speaker 4: No, And I mean they generally try to keep the 113 00:05:28,320 --> 00:05:31,800 Speaker 4: couples together. I mean that, you know, WWE actively tries 114 00:05:31,880 --> 00:05:35,440 Speaker 4: to do that anyway. So when they when the original 115 00:05:35,560 --> 00:05:38,599 Speaker 4: shake up happened, some of those decisions were head scratches anyway, 116 00:05:38,680 --> 00:05:41,080 Speaker 4: but now they've kind of rectified it. But you know, 117 00:05:41,160 --> 00:05:42,760 Speaker 4: going back to the crowd thing, I think it's just 118 00:05:43,000 --> 00:05:45,880 Speaker 4: you know, you had uh, you know, the week before 119 00:05:46,000 --> 00:05:49,320 Speaker 4: smack WrestleMania, and then you had the whole WrestleMania week, 120 00:05:49,480 --> 00:05:51,400 Speaker 4: and then you had the WrestleMania after all, and then 121 00:05:51,440 --> 00:05:53,680 Speaker 4: you had check the shakeup. So I mean like you 122 00:05:53,880 --> 00:05:56,200 Speaker 4: just had a lot of big stuff happen. So I 123 00:05:56,240 --> 00:05:59,920 Speaker 4: think it's just kind of like fatigue, you know, and. 124 00:06:00,680 --> 00:06:04,040 Speaker 3: You sit there and I think the one thing I 125 00:06:04,360 --> 00:06:09,400 Speaker 3: took away from Raw is the weird Bray Wyatt promo. 126 00:06:10,240 --> 00:06:11,800 Speaker 4: Yeah, I was wondering when we were getting. 127 00:06:11,600 --> 00:06:16,200 Speaker 2: Too this like watching it and seeing how things played out. 128 00:06:17,000 --> 00:06:20,440 Speaker 3: I wouldn't be surprised if a certain former wrestler by 129 00:06:20,440 --> 00:06:23,160 Speaker 3: the name of Abyss has his hands in this promo, 130 00:06:23,360 --> 00:06:26,840 Speaker 3: just the way everything seemed and the buzzard sounded kind 131 00:06:26,880 --> 00:06:28,719 Speaker 3: of like Abyss. 132 00:06:28,040 --> 00:06:33,800 Speaker 4: So yeah, it's kind of so, you know, one of 133 00:06:33,839 --> 00:06:35,800 Speaker 4: the dirt sheets they were saying that it was all 134 00:06:35,839 --> 00:06:41,280 Speaker 4: Bray's idea and he for those that don't know, his 135 00:06:41,400 --> 00:06:47,400 Speaker 4: girlfriend Jojo is pregnant, and this was his idea of 136 00:06:47,440 --> 00:06:52,239 Speaker 4: being kid friendly, and it's it's like it's like nightmare 137 00:06:52,279 --> 00:06:54,200 Speaker 4: fuel though it's not you know what I mean, like 138 00:06:54,240 --> 00:06:56,880 Speaker 4: it very. 139 00:06:55,279 --> 00:06:59,360 Speaker 3: K and you know, you sit there and I'm watching 140 00:06:59,400 --> 00:07:01,279 Speaker 3: the promo and they do the thing where it's like 141 00:07:01,320 --> 00:07:03,960 Speaker 3: what it hurt and heal and he puts the gloves 142 00:07:03,960 --> 00:07:06,880 Speaker 3: on and it goes all glitchy and whatnot, and then 143 00:07:07,600 --> 00:07:11,680 Speaker 3: the buzzard and the witch and then and then the 144 00:07:11,760 --> 00:07:13,800 Speaker 3: chainsaw popped out, and I was like, I wonder if 145 00:07:13,880 --> 00:07:16,280 Speaker 3: Chainsaw Charlie's about to come out, Terry Bunk's gonna kick 146 00:07:16,320 --> 00:07:19,760 Speaker 3: down the guard with the stocking over his head. 147 00:07:20,080 --> 00:07:21,400 Speaker 4: He's still taking bumps too. 148 00:07:21,520 --> 00:07:24,440 Speaker 3: Probably, but it's just I watch it and I was like, Okay, 149 00:07:24,960 --> 00:07:29,480 Speaker 3: this has potential to be completely just fucked up. 150 00:07:30,560 --> 00:07:34,200 Speaker 2: And I think that Abyss does have or you know, has. 151 00:07:34,040 --> 00:07:39,040 Speaker 3: His hands in this. I mean this storyline literally is Abyss. 152 00:07:39,160 --> 00:07:39,720 Speaker 5: Yeah. 153 00:07:39,760 --> 00:07:44,480 Speaker 4: Well, and you know, once they signed him and they 154 00:07:44,560 --> 00:07:46,960 Speaker 4: determined he wasn't going to wrestles mainly for a booker, 155 00:07:47,120 --> 00:07:51,040 Speaker 4: I mean, that makes a lot of sense. But you know, 156 00:07:51,480 --> 00:07:56,400 Speaker 4: Bray looks he looks orange shave and buffed up. Yeah, 157 00:07:55,960 --> 00:07:58,480 Speaker 4: he took the time off to I think it really 158 00:07:58,720 --> 00:08:01,720 Speaker 4: hit the gym and get back and shave and stuff. 159 00:08:02,520 --> 00:08:05,440 Speaker 4: So we'll see. I mean most of the people that 160 00:08:05,520 --> 00:08:08,920 Speaker 4: I've seen are like they're about it, like we're here 161 00:08:08,960 --> 00:08:14,240 Speaker 4: for this, this is crazy, you know. So yeah, I 162 00:08:14,240 --> 00:08:15,119 Speaker 4: don't know. We'll see. 163 00:08:15,480 --> 00:08:18,360 Speaker 3: And it's like, you know, the weeks leading up to this, 164 00:08:18,520 --> 00:08:22,200 Speaker 3: it's like very dark with the puppet and the Witch, 165 00:08:22,240 --> 00:08:24,000 Speaker 3: and then all of a sudden, it's like here comes 166 00:08:24,040 --> 00:08:29,040 Speaker 3: mister Rogers coming through. Yeah, but it's like it could 167 00:08:29,120 --> 00:08:32,640 Speaker 3: have something to do. You know, it could turn completely 168 00:08:32,760 --> 00:08:37,800 Speaker 3: left on everybody. And you know, does Nicky Cross come 169 00:08:37,800 --> 00:08:40,280 Speaker 3: into play with this movie? Does he get a faction again? 170 00:08:41,080 --> 00:08:44,679 Speaker 3: I mean Bray Whatt, he's great as a faction and 171 00:08:44,720 --> 00:08:47,080 Speaker 3: he's great as a single wrestler too, But I think 172 00:08:47,160 --> 00:08:50,400 Speaker 3: his his shining moment is when he has you know, 173 00:08:50,480 --> 00:08:51,400 Speaker 3: people around him. 174 00:08:51,480 --> 00:08:54,960 Speaker 4: Yeah, as a group. Yeah, yeah, I'm I don't know. 175 00:08:55,520 --> 00:08:58,360 Speaker 4: I mean, I think if it was different enough from 176 00:08:58,400 --> 00:09:02,480 Speaker 4: the Brave Family or the Whyatt family, excuse me, I 177 00:09:02,480 --> 00:09:05,120 Speaker 4: think I think it could work. But you know, it's 178 00:09:05,200 --> 00:09:09,000 Speaker 4: kind of like, to me, the Wyatt family was kind 179 00:09:09,000 --> 00:09:12,320 Speaker 4: of a dud, you know, you know, like I think 180 00:09:12,400 --> 00:09:14,839 Speaker 4: everyone was. And you know, they gave him the belt 181 00:09:14,880 --> 00:09:16,840 Speaker 4: not too long ago, and he dropped it, and then 182 00:09:16,880 --> 00:09:18,920 Speaker 4: he had that terrible match with Orton. 183 00:09:18,840 --> 00:09:22,080 Speaker 2: And you know the one in the house. 184 00:09:22,280 --> 00:09:24,240 Speaker 4: Yeah, and then they had the with the worms on 185 00:09:24,320 --> 00:09:24,960 Speaker 4: the mat and. 186 00:09:26,760 --> 00:09:29,120 Speaker 2: Came back for like a hot split second. 187 00:09:28,960 --> 00:09:31,280 Speaker 4: And so you know, everyone was just like losing their 188 00:09:31,320 --> 00:09:36,280 Speaker 4: minds that he actually got the belt. So I think 189 00:09:36,320 --> 00:09:39,640 Speaker 4: the company obviously still believes in him. They're still going on, 190 00:09:39,720 --> 00:09:41,640 Speaker 4: you know, pushing along with all this stuff. But I 191 00:09:41,640 --> 00:09:45,440 Speaker 4: think the Wyatt family was kind of a dud, you know, overall, 192 00:09:46,040 --> 00:09:49,199 Speaker 4: and I think if they do something different from that, 193 00:09:49,360 --> 00:09:51,199 Speaker 4: I think I think a stable could work. 194 00:09:52,440 --> 00:09:55,400 Speaker 3: And that's I really think that it's best for him 195 00:09:55,440 --> 00:09:56,760 Speaker 3: to get a stable. 196 00:09:57,200 --> 00:09:59,840 Speaker 4: Uh, it's it's. 197 00:10:00,440 --> 00:10:01,520 Speaker 2: It needs to happen. 198 00:10:01,760 --> 00:10:05,520 Speaker 3: I think that depending on which brand he goes to, 199 00:10:06,400 --> 00:10:09,240 Speaker 3: because I mean they split Sanity up and I said, 200 00:10:09,240 --> 00:10:12,480 Speaker 3: this weeks ago, Eric Young is over here, you have 201 00:10:12,840 --> 00:10:14,839 Speaker 3: the other two guys and Nicky. 202 00:10:14,600 --> 00:10:17,200 Speaker 2: Cross just sitting around. Yeah right there. 203 00:10:17,400 --> 00:10:19,600 Speaker 3: Nicky Cross could be your sister ag because she's already 204 00:10:19,600 --> 00:10:22,640 Speaker 3: batshit crazy as a character anyway, Yeah, and she's perfect. 205 00:10:22,679 --> 00:10:24,160 Speaker 2: They just haven't figured out what to do with her. 206 00:10:24,240 --> 00:10:24,600 Speaker 5: Yeah. 207 00:10:25,000 --> 00:10:27,680 Speaker 4: Yeah, and that's another one. I mean, she was just 208 00:10:27,800 --> 00:10:31,080 Speaker 4: awesome in NXT and so far really hadn't done much. 209 00:10:31,960 --> 00:10:34,480 Speaker 4: One of the Sanity guys, the Wolf guy, I was 210 00:10:34,559 --> 00:10:38,720 Speaker 4: under Wolf. He went to NXT UK. Oh yeah, yeah, 211 00:10:38,840 --> 00:10:41,800 Speaker 4: so he's doing something with Walter now, so that'll be good. 212 00:10:43,440 --> 00:10:45,800 Speaker 4: But yeah, we'll see. I mean, I like I like 213 00:10:45,920 --> 00:10:49,680 Speaker 4: Bray Wyatt. I think he his you know, his move set, 214 00:10:49,760 --> 00:10:54,120 Speaker 4: especially for a bigger guys, awesome. Just for some reason, 215 00:10:54,160 --> 00:10:55,760 Speaker 4: he just hadn't turned that corner, you know. 216 00:10:56,240 --> 00:10:59,760 Speaker 3: So let's h let's kind of backtrack a little bit. 217 00:10:59,760 --> 00:11:01,520 Speaker 3: I know Raw was last night, but there was something 218 00:11:01,520 --> 00:11:05,000 Speaker 3: that took place in Nashville this past Sunday, and Southern 219 00:11:05,080 --> 00:11:07,120 Speaker 3: Underground Pro had their big show over the Basement East. 220 00:11:07,160 --> 00:11:09,120 Speaker 3: You were there, Unfortunately, I was doing the dad thing, 221 00:11:09,120 --> 00:11:10,160 Speaker 3: playing Easter at Hunt. 222 00:11:10,040 --> 00:11:10,520 Speaker 4: With the kids. 223 00:11:10,559 --> 00:11:12,760 Speaker 2: So let's, uh, let's get your review on that show. 224 00:11:15,000 --> 00:11:18,160 Speaker 4: I mean, for me, and you know, obviously a little 225 00:11:18,160 --> 00:11:20,520 Speaker 4: biased because I know the guys that run it and 226 00:11:22,200 --> 00:11:25,720 Speaker 4: became friends with a lot of people that attend the 227 00:11:25,720 --> 00:11:28,520 Speaker 4: show and all that, but I mean for for an 228 00:11:28,520 --> 00:11:31,320 Speaker 4: Easter Sunday, it was packed. I mean, there was you know, 229 00:11:31,360 --> 00:11:33,920 Speaker 4: probably between one hundred and hundred people there, and if 230 00:11:33,960 --> 00:11:36,840 Speaker 4: you've been to the Basement East, that's that's a lot, right. 231 00:11:38,080 --> 00:11:42,600 Speaker 4: But yeah, I mean it's you know, each each show 232 00:11:42,600 --> 00:11:45,000 Speaker 4: they do, they do one. I think it's every every 233 00:11:45,000 --> 00:11:47,280 Speaker 4: other month. I mean, it just gets better and better. 234 00:11:49,400 --> 00:11:52,800 Speaker 4: Marco Stunt, which I don't know who how many people 235 00:11:52,840 --> 00:11:55,320 Speaker 4: know who that is, but he's a big indie guy now. 236 00:11:55,360 --> 00:11:58,600 Speaker 4: He he blew up within like a three month period 237 00:11:58,720 --> 00:12:04,640 Speaker 4: last year. He rests in uh around the Mania season 238 00:12:05,280 --> 00:12:12,360 Speaker 4: and he got the eye of well on Jhonna Blank. 239 00:12:12,400 --> 00:12:14,400 Speaker 4: But anyways, he ended up wrestling. He was at all 240 00:12:14,440 --> 00:12:17,280 Speaker 4: In in Chicago and he he faced off. He was 241 00:12:17,320 --> 00:12:19,400 Speaker 4: in the Battle Royal and he wrestled with like Bully 242 00:12:19,480 --> 00:12:23,840 Speaker 4: Ray and you know, and he's you know, he's wrestled 243 00:12:23,880 --> 00:12:28,120 Speaker 4: with Joey Janella and so I mean he's he's really 244 00:12:28,240 --> 00:12:30,120 Speaker 4: like made a name for himself. And he's like five 245 00:12:30,120 --> 00:12:33,920 Speaker 4: foot tall and he's a really little guy. So he 246 00:12:33,920 --> 00:12:35,880 Speaker 4: he's been injured here at his knee and he was 247 00:12:35,920 --> 00:12:38,679 Speaker 4: out and he made his return and he was awesome. 248 00:12:38,800 --> 00:12:41,280 Speaker 4: It was a good match. But yeah, I. 249 00:12:41,480 --> 00:12:45,600 Speaker 3: Remember seeing about I guess on Twitter about his injury. 250 00:12:45,640 --> 00:12:47,440 Speaker 3: I think what was somebody too blex him and he 251 00:12:47,520 --> 00:12:50,360 Speaker 3: landed and either broke or shattered or cracked or something 252 00:12:50,360 --> 00:12:51,480 Speaker 3: and he was out for a while. 253 00:12:51,600 --> 00:12:54,240 Speaker 4: Yeah something. I mean it was a pretty bad injury. 254 00:12:54,440 --> 00:13:00,400 Speaker 4: But but yeah, I mean he's got something to mine. 255 00:13:00,600 --> 00:13:03,040 Speaker 4: But yeah, I mean they're awesome. I mean they bring 256 00:13:03,080 --> 00:13:05,800 Speaker 4: in you know Tennessee guys. They bring in one guy 257 00:13:06,120 --> 00:13:09,240 Speaker 4: was from Venice Beach, California, came in to wrestle for 258 00:13:09,280 --> 00:13:13,840 Speaker 4: the show. You know, we've we've had the Carnies on here. 259 00:13:13,920 --> 00:13:17,760 Speaker 4: They've they've wrestled at that show before. So I mean 260 00:13:17,760 --> 00:13:20,120 Speaker 4: it's just you know, you're not gonna see a lot 261 00:13:20,120 --> 00:13:22,120 Speaker 4: of mainstream guys. But I mean it's a lot of 262 00:13:22,160 --> 00:13:24,480 Speaker 4: the guys in the indies that are really making a 263 00:13:24,559 --> 00:13:27,560 Speaker 4: name for themselves. And I mean it's it's it's a 264 00:13:27,600 --> 00:13:31,600 Speaker 4: really it's you know, money well spent each time they 265 00:13:31,640 --> 00:13:32,319 Speaker 4: put on a show. 266 00:13:32,800 --> 00:13:34,520 Speaker 3: And you know, I was sitting there just kind of 267 00:13:34,559 --> 00:13:38,600 Speaker 3: watching on Insta story and everything just look phenomenal. 268 00:13:39,280 --> 00:13:41,840 Speaker 2: And one of these days I'm going. 269 00:13:41,640 --> 00:13:44,960 Speaker 3: To literally take time off and stop being dad for 270 00:13:45,040 --> 00:13:48,600 Speaker 3: a day or a couple hours at least, and gum 271 00:13:48,800 --> 00:13:49,280 Speaker 3: check this out. 272 00:13:49,360 --> 00:13:50,800 Speaker 2: Because every time I've seen something. 273 00:13:50,800 --> 00:13:53,560 Speaker 3: I'm like, I'm gonna go, and then something comes up 274 00:13:54,080 --> 00:13:56,679 Speaker 3: and then I get really pissed off of myself because 275 00:13:56,679 --> 00:14:00,480 Speaker 3: I'm like, damn, I literally missed a good show and 276 00:14:00,559 --> 00:14:03,240 Speaker 3: I definitely will be at the next Southern Underground Pro show. 277 00:14:03,800 --> 00:14:06,600 Speaker 2: Uh, so let's see what else can we What else 278 00:14:06,640 --> 00:14:09,120 Speaker 2: should we talk about? Should we talk about? 279 00:14:09,559 --> 00:14:10,000 Speaker 4: Uh? 280 00:14:10,200 --> 00:14:11,280 Speaker 2: The big match? 281 00:14:11,280 --> 00:14:14,480 Speaker 3: Because you're going to Vegas for double or nothing, And 282 00:14:14,520 --> 00:14:18,160 Speaker 3: it was announced that the match of Cody Rhoades will 283 00:14:18,200 --> 00:14:22,320 Speaker 3: be taking on none other than Big Brother gold Dust. 284 00:14:23,560 --> 00:14:24,920 Speaker 2: So what's what's your thoughts on this? 285 00:14:25,880 --> 00:14:30,080 Speaker 4: I was really surprised that they pulled it off. You know, 286 00:14:30,080 --> 00:14:31,960 Speaker 4: there had been rumors about it for a little bit. 287 00:14:33,240 --> 00:14:37,680 Speaker 4: I assumed it was like most contracts and there would 288 00:14:37,720 --> 00:14:40,760 Speaker 4: be a like a no complete, complete, no compete clause 289 00:14:40,920 --> 00:14:46,400 Speaker 4: or something, and but no, they they released team and 290 00:14:47,320 --> 00:14:49,360 Speaker 4: you know, there's no hang ups or anything like that. 291 00:14:49,440 --> 00:14:53,160 Speaker 4: So you know, I think they're they're they've They've done 292 00:14:53,160 --> 00:14:56,080 Speaker 4: it a handful of times in WWE. I was reading 293 00:14:56,120 --> 00:14:57,720 Speaker 4: one thing, it was like it was a house show 294 00:14:57,760 --> 00:15:02,360 Speaker 4: that they wasn't even televised or anything. So but you know, 295 00:15:02,400 --> 00:15:04,720 Speaker 4: I think Cody is a much different performer than he 296 00:15:04,840 --> 00:15:06,720 Speaker 4: was five years ago. So I think it's going to 297 00:15:06,800 --> 00:15:10,760 Speaker 4: be a different ball game altogether. So I don't know, man, 298 00:15:10,800 --> 00:15:13,360 Speaker 4: that's you know, I think we mean you were talking 299 00:15:13,360 --> 00:15:15,760 Speaker 4: about it. He's labeling it as his last ride, So 300 00:15:15,800 --> 00:15:17,720 Speaker 4: I don't know if that means like he's this is 301 00:15:17,720 --> 00:15:20,760 Speaker 4: his last match, or he's gonna be in a w 302 00:15:20,960 --> 00:15:22,960 Speaker 4: for one last run. Like I don't know what what 303 00:15:23,000 --> 00:15:25,160 Speaker 4: that means, going to be the shield, it's the last ride. 304 00:15:25,160 --> 00:15:29,400 Speaker 4: There you go, now, Yeah, but I don't, you know, 305 00:15:31,640 --> 00:15:35,560 Speaker 4: I really don't know who's gonna don't you know, Normally, 306 00:15:35,840 --> 00:15:38,800 Speaker 4: if you're if it's your last match, you you lose, 307 00:15:39,040 --> 00:15:42,400 Speaker 4: you know, going out. But I can definitely see Cody 308 00:15:42,400 --> 00:15:44,080 Speaker 4: trying to put him over one last time. So I 309 00:15:44,120 --> 00:15:48,920 Speaker 4: don't know that that's It's definitely intriguing, and I'm surprised 310 00:15:48,920 --> 00:15:49,840 Speaker 4: that they pulled it off. 311 00:15:49,920 --> 00:15:53,840 Speaker 3: So it's and I watched the promo video of Dusty 312 00:15:54,000 --> 00:15:57,800 Speaker 3: talking about everything and like him explaining the new face 313 00:15:57,880 --> 00:16:01,040 Speaker 3: pain and like I got goosebumps watching the thing. Yeah, 314 00:16:01,840 --> 00:16:04,680 Speaker 3: and so it's it's gonna be exciting, and there's a 315 00:16:04,720 --> 00:16:06,320 Speaker 3: lot of other stuff going on, and one thing that 316 00:16:06,400 --> 00:16:08,360 Speaker 3: kind of I guess me and you talked about and 317 00:16:08,480 --> 00:16:11,880 Speaker 3: a text message was something happened over the weekend at 318 00:16:11,880 --> 00:16:16,680 Speaker 3: like this random indie event where a guy comes running 319 00:16:16,720 --> 00:16:19,760 Speaker 3: in with a mask on, hits the GTS in the 320 00:16:19,800 --> 00:16:20,240 Speaker 3: middle of the. 321 00:16:20,280 --> 00:16:22,520 Speaker 2: Ring, hobbles out of the ring, and leaves. 322 00:16:23,640 --> 00:16:27,320 Speaker 3: And the speculation was everybody, Holy crap, sya and Punk 323 00:16:27,400 --> 00:16:28,480 Speaker 3: is coming back to wrestling. 324 00:16:28,520 --> 00:16:32,680 Speaker 4: Yeah, yeah, it's I was reading, you know again in 325 00:16:32,680 --> 00:16:36,120 Speaker 4: the dirt sheets. Somebody was saying that he's done this 326 00:16:36,160 --> 00:16:38,840 Speaker 4: several times since like twenty fifteen, Like this isn't the 327 00:16:38,840 --> 00:16:40,920 Speaker 4: first time he's done it, it's just the first time 328 00:16:41,040 --> 00:16:44,120 Speaker 4: that people are actually like, oh, I think that's really. 329 00:16:43,960 --> 00:16:46,640 Speaker 3: Him, right, And you know, I was sitting there and 330 00:16:46,960 --> 00:16:49,400 Speaker 3: I'm trying to find it. A friend of mine like 331 00:16:49,480 --> 00:16:52,480 Speaker 3: had tweeted me the story about it and was like, 332 00:16:52,520 --> 00:16:54,440 Speaker 3: oh my god, check this out. And then next thing, 333 00:16:54,480 --> 00:16:58,440 Speaker 3: you know, I look and Silas Young likes the tweet, 334 00:16:59,560 --> 00:17:02,240 Speaker 3: and I was like, maybe he knows something that I 335 00:17:02,440 --> 00:17:05,520 Speaker 3: don't know. And so I did some more digging and 336 00:17:05,960 --> 00:17:09,320 Speaker 3: people were like showing photos of Punk earlier that day 337 00:17:09,960 --> 00:17:14,520 Speaker 3: wearing the exact same violent gentleman shirt, jumps in the ring, 338 00:17:14,600 --> 00:17:16,080 Speaker 3: and of course me and you had that conversation that 339 00:17:16,080 --> 00:17:19,679 Speaker 3: he's lost some weight. I wouldn't be surprised if that 340 00:17:19,800 --> 00:17:21,760 Speaker 3: mask person shows up at double. 341 00:17:21,560 --> 00:17:25,080 Speaker 2: Or nothing just to give the uh to Ben's the 342 00:17:25,080 --> 00:17:25,680 Speaker 2: middle finger. 343 00:17:25,840 --> 00:17:29,080 Speaker 4: Yeah, you know, it's kind of one of those We 344 00:17:29,119 --> 00:17:32,240 Speaker 4: talked about it at the cigar thing with Cody and 345 00:17:32,320 --> 00:17:37,240 Speaker 4: Frankie here in Nashville. It's kind of a you know, 346 00:17:37,359 --> 00:17:41,520 Speaker 4: I like that he quit on his own terms. You know, 347 00:17:41,520 --> 00:17:43,280 Speaker 4: I don't think he necessarily, I don't think that's the 348 00:17:43,280 --> 00:17:45,119 Speaker 4: way he wanted to quit. But I think he was like, 349 00:17:45,359 --> 00:17:47,400 Speaker 4: I've had enough, this is it, you know, And especially 350 00:17:47,440 --> 00:17:51,439 Speaker 4: with the misdiagnosis of the staff infection all that kind 351 00:17:51,440 --> 00:17:53,720 Speaker 4: of stuff. I mean, that's you know, that's legit. He 352 00:17:53,760 --> 00:17:57,320 Speaker 4: could have died. So, you know, I like that he's 353 00:17:57,400 --> 00:17:59,399 Speaker 4: left and he's never came back and he's probably had 354 00:17:59,400 --> 00:18:01,560 Speaker 4: to answer that quick us every day for five years 355 00:18:01,560 --> 00:18:03,280 Speaker 4: and he's still like, I'm not I'm done. I'm done. 356 00:18:03,320 --> 00:18:07,600 Speaker 4: I'm done. On the other hand, I think him coming 357 00:18:07,680 --> 00:18:11,600 Speaker 4: back to screw Vince would be motivation, right, And it's 358 00:18:11,640 --> 00:18:15,040 Speaker 4: so Vince is scared, I believe it or not, Vinces 359 00:18:15,119 --> 00:18:17,280 Speaker 4: they're they're scared about aew and I think. 360 00:18:17,119 --> 00:18:20,399 Speaker 3: They're noticing it. There's a reason why Hunter through some 361 00:18:20,600 --> 00:18:23,000 Speaker 3: jabs at the Hall of Fame. There's a reason why 362 00:18:23,600 --> 00:18:27,680 Speaker 3: commentators are throwing these jabs. And I'm like, you're literally 363 00:18:27,800 --> 00:18:29,960 Speaker 3: talking about your competition to people. 364 00:18:30,400 --> 00:18:32,800 Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean, they're they're starting to re sign people 365 00:18:33,119 --> 00:18:35,560 Speaker 4: with more money a lot, like you know, people with 366 00:18:35,600 --> 00:18:37,560 Speaker 4: two years left on their deal. They're like, cool, we're 367 00:18:37,560 --> 00:18:39,879 Speaker 4: gonna ahead and resign you and then throwing extra money 368 00:18:39,920 --> 00:18:45,359 Speaker 4: and stuff. And so, I mean I think they're, you know, 369 00:18:45,400 --> 00:18:47,760 Speaker 4: they don't want it to be a WCW two where 370 00:18:47,800 --> 00:18:49,920 Speaker 4: they lose a lot in the ratings for a while 371 00:18:50,000 --> 00:18:52,280 Speaker 4: and all that kind of stuff. So I think they're 372 00:18:52,680 --> 00:18:58,880 Speaker 4: starting to brace themselves now. But yeah, I I mean 373 00:18:58,920 --> 00:19:01,679 Speaker 4: even Dave Meltzer on Twitter said it was it was 374 00:19:01,800 --> 00:19:04,280 Speaker 4: seeing punks. I mean, I think it's kind. 375 00:19:04,080 --> 00:19:08,000 Speaker 3: Of like and he's about pretty much ninety five percent 376 00:19:08,400 --> 00:19:09,400 Speaker 3: correct most of the time. 377 00:19:09,480 --> 00:19:12,720 Speaker 4: Yeah, he's pretty most most of the time. He's pretty accurate. 378 00:19:13,640 --> 00:19:16,680 Speaker 4: So you know, if if if that happens, I'll probably 379 00:19:16,680 --> 00:19:22,600 Speaker 4: lose my mind. But you know, I everyone thought it 380 00:19:22,640 --> 00:19:25,240 Speaker 4: was gonna happen at all in because it was in Chicago, 381 00:19:25,400 --> 00:19:28,119 Speaker 4: so obviously, why wouldn't. Why wouldn't happen And it didn't, 382 00:19:28,200 --> 00:19:31,879 Speaker 4: So so I don't know, you know, Punk's he's a 383 00:19:31,880 --> 00:19:36,239 Speaker 4: weird guy. I mean he he he just wrestled or 384 00:19:36,280 --> 00:19:40,000 Speaker 4: he just competed in a jiu jitsu kind of think 385 00:19:41,080 --> 00:19:42,760 Speaker 4: Brazilian like something. 386 00:19:43,280 --> 00:19:45,159 Speaker 2: Something with mixed martial law. 387 00:19:45,240 --> 00:19:48,119 Speaker 4: And came in third. He came in last. And you 388 00:19:48,119 --> 00:19:50,520 Speaker 4: know that was under the radar. It wasn't you know, 389 00:19:50,560 --> 00:19:52,320 Speaker 4: he didn't go out tooting his horn. He just went 390 00:19:52,359 --> 00:19:54,399 Speaker 4: and did it. So, you know, on the one hand, 391 00:19:54,480 --> 00:19:58,440 Speaker 4: I see that he's definitely a guy of his strong convictions. 392 00:19:58,480 --> 00:20:01,600 Speaker 4: But also, like I said, if he kind of stick 393 00:20:01,600 --> 00:20:02,920 Speaker 4: the knife into Vince a little bit. 394 00:20:02,920 --> 00:20:03,800 Speaker 2: Oh you know, he is. 395 00:20:03,880 --> 00:20:06,959 Speaker 3: And it's like a few months back, I had we 396 00:20:07,000 --> 00:20:09,760 Speaker 3: had Jim Ross on and I kind of talked to 397 00:20:09,840 --> 00:20:11,880 Speaker 3: him about the whole this situation. 398 00:20:12,000 --> 00:20:14,720 Speaker 2: I believe it was with Jim Ross. 399 00:20:13,920 --> 00:20:18,760 Speaker 3: About Vince being worried about AEW and all these other 400 00:20:19,680 --> 00:20:25,160 Speaker 3: wrestling things, and he said, it's never I remember correctly, Jr. 401 00:20:25,240 --> 00:20:26,879 Speaker 2: Said that Vince isn't. 402 00:20:26,640 --> 00:20:29,600 Speaker 3: Worried about other wrestling because it's not gonna be like 403 00:20:29,640 --> 00:20:33,160 Speaker 3: it was back in the day because he's got pretty 404 00:20:33,240 --> 00:20:39,200 Speaker 3: much global domination. Yeah, but he said, these small name, 405 00:20:39,640 --> 00:20:43,359 Speaker 3: you know, wrestling organizations are starting to get on his radar, 406 00:20:43,400 --> 00:20:47,719 Speaker 3: which is why Vince sends out scouts to these local 407 00:20:47,760 --> 00:20:51,280 Speaker 3: wrestling shows. And that's why you see on Twitter, Oh 408 00:20:51,720 --> 00:20:56,200 Speaker 3: Hunter was spotted at whatever, or you know, you see 409 00:20:56,240 --> 00:20:58,560 Speaker 3: these wrestlers being spotted here at. 410 00:20:58,480 --> 00:21:02,480 Speaker 2: These places, and I'm. 411 00:21:01,640 --> 00:21:05,920 Speaker 3: Interested to see what's gonna happen the moment that aw says, 412 00:21:06,320 --> 00:21:10,880 Speaker 3: here's our TV deal. We're on T and T, TBS 413 00:21:10,920 --> 00:21:13,359 Speaker 3: whatever Ted Turner wants to put them on. Because I 414 00:21:13,480 --> 00:21:18,360 Speaker 3: knew Ted Turner he still had that itch after losing 415 00:21:18,400 --> 00:21:21,280 Speaker 3: the Monday Night Wars. He knew he was just plotting 416 00:21:21,280 --> 00:21:23,280 Speaker 3: his time, waiting to get back. And I think this 417 00:21:23,400 --> 00:21:26,439 Speaker 3: is it, but it just depends on how he positions it, 418 00:21:26,920 --> 00:21:30,240 Speaker 3: how they do the TV deal and what night they aired. 419 00:21:30,440 --> 00:21:33,359 Speaker 4: Yeah. Well, and you know it's funny because I was 420 00:21:33,840 --> 00:21:35,520 Speaker 4: I was convinced that it was going to be the 421 00:21:35,560 --> 00:21:40,600 Speaker 4: NBA because they've been talking about, you know, Billy Corgan 422 00:21:40,640 --> 00:21:43,440 Speaker 4: has been very cryptic about, you know, we're getting back 423 00:21:43,480 --> 00:21:45,919 Speaker 4: and we're gonna get back into a TV deal and 424 00:21:47,800 --> 00:21:50,359 Speaker 4: as somebody had said something that was something with with 425 00:21:50,520 --> 00:21:52,720 Speaker 4: history and wrestling it was like, well, there's not many 426 00:21:52,760 --> 00:21:54,960 Speaker 4: big you know, quote unquote big channels that have a 427 00:21:55,000 --> 00:21:59,960 Speaker 4: lot of history with wrestling, TN, t USA, TVs, you know, 428 00:22:00,400 --> 00:22:04,760 Speaker 4: so you know, kind of pointed to signs that that's 429 00:22:04,800 --> 00:22:06,840 Speaker 4: where it was going. And that was when Cody won 430 00:22:07,280 --> 00:22:10,800 Speaker 4: the title. But then shortly after that is when the 431 00:22:10,920 --> 00:22:14,159 Speaker 4: AW thing started falling into place. So it might just 432 00:22:14,200 --> 00:22:17,280 Speaker 4: be one of those things where you know, Cody was 433 00:22:17,320 --> 00:22:20,159 Speaker 4: the spearhead and he just just changed companies. It just 434 00:22:20,160 --> 00:22:22,600 Speaker 4: went from n w A to AW which I would 435 00:22:22,600 --> 00:22:24,600 Speaker 4: have loved to have seen NWA. That had been incredible 436 00:22:24,600 --> 00:22:25,840 Speaker 4: to see that on TBS again. 437 00:22:25,920 --> 00:22:28,720 Speaker 3: But and you would, like you said, with Billy running 438 00:22:28,760 --> 00:22:30,679 Speaker 3: the show, I mean, he's got the money. 439 00:22:30,720 --> 00:22:33,199 Speaker 2: He's not. I mean he doesn't have Vince money, no, 440 00:22:33,320 --> 00:22:36,440 Speaker 2: but he's got money to put didn't have a w money, no, 441 00:22:36,560 --> 00:22:37,080 Speaker 2: not at all. 442 00:22:37,119 --> 00:22:41,200 Speaker 3: And the thing is Billy's doing a good job running 443 00:22:41,280 --> 00:22:45,280 Speaker 3: in wah these random pop up shows that they do. 444 00:22:45,960 --> 00:22:48,440 Speaker 3: Then you've got the Crockett Tournament that's happening. 445 00:22:49,520 --> 00:22:52,040 Speaker 4: I mean, yeah, that should be a good that's this weekend. 446 00:22:52,080 --> 00:22:54,560 Speaker 4: That should be that should be a good event. I 447 00:22:54,640 --> 00:22:56,560 Speaker 4: was gonna try to go to that, but it was 448 00:22:56,600 --> 00:22:58,359 Speaker 4: just a little bit further of a drive than I 449 00:22:58,400 --> 00:23:03,800 Speaker 4: wanted to do. But yeah, it's kind of a you know, 450 00:23:04,000 --> 00:23:07,160 Speaker 4: I kind of wonder where they'll fall, where their place 451 00:23:07,200 --> 00:23:11,600 Speaker 4: will be, because you know, I think they're going to 452 00:23:11,640 --> 00:23:13,879 Speaker 4: be obviously bigger than an indie just because of the 453 00:23:13,920 --> 00:23:17,080 Speaker 4: lineage and stuff, but they're not going to be a 454 00:23:17,200 --> 00:23:21,040 Speaker 4: WWE competitor or an aw competitor. So you know, I 455 00:23:21,080 --> 00:23:23,080 Speaker 4: think the big thing that they've done is, you know, 456 00:23:23,119 --> 00:23:27,439 Speaker 4: they've got uh Nick and Marty for the world title 457 00:23:27,800 --> 00:23:31,439 Speaker 4: at the Crockett Cup, and you know, Marty's predominatelyant our 458 00:23:31,880 --> 00:23:35,480 Speaker 4: Ring of Honor guy and then New Japan, so taking 459 00:23:35,520 --> 00:23:38,560 Speaker 4: the nw A title at all the different places like 460 00:23:38,600 --> 00:23:40,680 Speaker 4: it was in the old days. Like, that's awesome. I 461 00:23:41,200 --> 00:23:42,960 Speaker 4: love that they're doing that. And Cody was doing it 462 00:23:43,000 --> 00:23:47,800 Speaker 4: as well, so but yeah, I don't know, you know, 463 00:23:47,880 --> 00:23:52,040 Speaker 4: maybe maybe they'll create their own uh you know, the 464 00:23:52,119 --> 00:23:54,919 Speaker 4: n w A app and you just download it on 465 00:23:54,960 --> 00:23:57,720 Speaker 4: your TV and they have their own shows on Monday 466 00:23:57,800 --> 00:23:58,360 Speaker 4: nights or something. 467 00:23:58,359 --> 00:24:00,600 Speaker 2: I don't know, whatever, but smart I did and just 468 00:24:00,680 --> 00:24:01,840 Speaker 2: charge a monthly subscription. 469 00:24:02,040 --> 00:24:05,359 Speaker 4: Yeah, but I think, aw, I think it's gonna The 470 00:24:05,400 --> 00:24:07,480 Speaker 4: big thing is I don't think JR. Would have came 471 00:24:07,520 --> 00:24:11,960 Speaker 4: on board that soon after his deal expired if there 472 00:24:12,080 --> 00:24:14,240 Speaker 4: wasn't like a plan, you. 473 00:24:14,200 --> 00:24:17,480 Speaker 2: Know, especially with the deal that they gave him. 474 00:24:17,560 --> 00:24:19,520 Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean with with with him. I think he's 475 00:24:19,520 --> 00:24:22,879 Speaker 4: sixty six this year. You know, he's made the w 476 00:24:23,000 --> 00:24:25,959 Speaker 4: W money, He's got his barbecue sauce, he tours. You know, 477 00:24:26,359 --> 00:24:29,080 Speaker 4: he was just in Nashville that was with Jerry Loller 478 00:24:29,160 --> 00:24:31,639 Speaker 4: right that they did their their thing at anis. So 479 00:24:31,960 --> 00:24:33,840 Speaker 4: I mean he doesn't have to do it. I mean, 480 00:24:33,880 --> 00:24:36,560 Speaker 4: I think he's given enough to the business. But I 481 00:24:36,600 --> 00:24:39,399 Speaker 4: think the plan that's in place, with the deal that 482 00:24:39,440 --> 00:24:41,560 Speaker 4: they got, I think I think it's coming soon. I 483 00:24:41,600 --> 00:24:43,760 Speaker 4: wouldn't be surprised if they announced it at double or 484 00:24:43,800 --> 00:24:50,000 Speaker 4: nothing during the telecast. But you know, you still have 485 00:24:50,040 --> 00:24:52,280 Speaker 4: the people online that are jabbing like, oh, they're just 486 00:24:52,320 --> 00:24:54,120 Speaker 4: a T shirt company and all this, like, well, yeah, 487 00:24:54,160 --> 00:24:55,480 Speaker 4: but they have some of the best talent in the 488 00:24:55,520 --> 00:24:56,120 Speaker 4: world right now. 489 00:24:56,200 --> 00:24:58,440 Speaker 3: So yeah, And it's like I was sitting there because 490 00:24:58,480 --> 00:25:00,920 Speaker 3: I follow Pro Wrestling tease and they think I think. 491 00:25:00,960 --> 00:25:03,679 Speaker 3: I just read earlier today that they have hit the 492 00:25:04,040 --> 00:25:07,679 Speaker 3: five million dollar mark on giving back to the people 493 00:25:07,800 --> 00:25:10,600 Speaker 3: selling their t shirts on there. Oh wow, And that 494 00:25:10,760 --> 00:25:12,720 Speaker 3: was the big thing is we will pull our phone out. 495 00:25:12,720 --> 00:25:15,359 Speaker 3: I think that I was correct. Is they hit five 496 00:25:15,440 --> 00:25:18,480 Speaker 3: million dollars. Let's look and see real quick, we'll pull 497 00:25:18,560 --> 00:25:20,240 Speaker 3: up our phone which, by the way, speaking of phone, 498 00:25:20,240 --> 00:25:22,280 Speaker 3: if you have your phone in your hand, Battleground now 499 00:25:22,320 --> 00:25:24,919 Speaker 3: has an Instagram page, yes, which you could follow us. 500 00:25:25,000 --> 00:25:27,760 Speaker 3: Just follow up Battleground podcast. We kind of just post 501 00:25:27,800 --> 00:25:29,760 Speaker 3: some random stuff on there and whatnot. 502 00:25:29,920 --> 00:25:31,320 Speaker 2: But yeah, let's see. 503 00:25:31,119 --> 00:25:35,640 Speaker 3: Pro wrestling teas they put they have paid out five 504 00:25:35,720 --> 00:25:39,520 Speaker 3: million dollars in royalty as of three hours ago. 505 00:25:40,000 --> 00:25:42,600 Speaker 4: Yeah, so that's for the wrestlers themselves. And then the 506 00:25:42,600 --> 00:25:46,480 Speaker 4: cool thing is is you know wrestlers, I mean people 507 00:25:46,480 --> 00:25:48,600 Speaker 4: that wrestle at the Southern Northern Ground. I mean they 508 00:25:48,600 --> 00:25:51,679 Speaker 4: can go make their own store and sell and they 509 00:25:51,760 --> 00:25:54,119 Speaker 4: do a pretty good job of splitting the commissions and stuff. 510 00:25:54,160 --> 00:25:56,880 Speaker 4: So that's awesome. That's that's a big milestone. 511 00:25:57,240 --> 00:25:59,920 Speaker 3: So speaking of another big Mileston, I love how the 512 00:26:00,119 --> 00:26:01,000 Speaker 3: transition out there. 513 00:26:01,000 --> 00:26:01,560 Speaker 4: How about that? 514 00:26:02,320 --> 00:26:05,879 Speaker 3: So on June first, it is sad to say, but 515 00:26:06,720 --> 00:26:09,680 Speaker 3: the fair grounds is going away, and there's a lot 516 00:26:09,720 --> 00:26:12,159 Speaker 3: of history at the fairgrounds. I remember seeing tons of 517 00:26:12,200 --> 00:26:17,720 Speaker 3: wrestling there TNA main event wrestling. I mean, so many 518 00:26:17,880 --> 00:26:20,359 Speaker 3: great memories at the Fairgrounds and they're shutting it down 519 00:26:20,400 --> 00:26:24,639 Speaker 3: for Soccer Field. But the guys at Overdrive Wrestling and 520 00:26:24,760 --> 00:26:27,880 Speaker 3: House of Hardcore they got together one last show. House 521 00:26:27,880 --> 00:26:32,119 Speaker 3: of far Court, Tommy Dreamers Wrestling Organization got together to 522 00:26:32,200 --> 00:26:36,000 Speaker 3: put on the last show at the Fairgrounds on Saturday, 523 00:26:36,080 --> 00:26:36,560 Speaker 3: June first. 524 00:26:36,760 --> 00:26:39,080 Speaker 2: And one thing that me and Eli are kind of. 525 00:26:39,080 --> 00:26:42,240 Speaker 3: Looking forward to, which we kind of knew about because 526 00:26:42,240 --> 00:26:45,600 Speaker 3: of the Cigar event. One of the matches that has 527 00:26:45,640 --> 00:26:51,120 Speaker 3: been confirmed is the Rock and Roll Express versus Christopher 528 00:26:51,200 --> 00:26:55,080 Speaker 3: Daniels and Frankie Kazarian and super excited about that one. 529 00:26:55,359 --> 00:26:59,760 Speaker 4: Yeah, when we talked to Frankie at the Cigar pop 530 00:26:59,840 --> 00:27:01,760 Speaker 4: up a couple of weeks ago, he was you could 531 00:27:01,800 --> 00:27:05,680 Speaker 4: tell he was just stoked. That's that's one of those 532 00:27:05,920 --> 00:27:08,160 Speaker 4: you know, you take a modern tag team that's that's 533 00:27:08,200 --> 00:27:10,880 Speaker 4: been really dominant and now of course they're heavily involved 534 00:27:10,880 --> 00:27:15,120 Speaker 4: in a w and then you take you know, legendary 535 00:27:15,280 --> 00:27:17,000 Speaker 4: tag team especially they just went in the Hall of 536 00:27:17,040 --> 00:27:21,720 Speaker 4: Fame either this year last year, I guess, and you 537 00:27:21,760 --> 00:27:25,399 Speaker 4: know a lot of people forget, like Ricky Morton at 538 00:27:25,440 --> 00:27:28,800 Speaker 4: one time, he was one of the top like babyfaces 539 00:27:28,800 --> 00:27:30,680 Speaker 4: in in wrestling. I mean he was the n w 540 00:27:30,840 --> 00:27:34,119 Speaker 4: A World champion in the eighties. That's that's you know, 541 00:27:34,160 --> 00:27:37,720 Speaker 4: he was rubbing elbows with Flair and Dusty Rhodes and 542 00:27:39,040 --> 00:27:41,720 Speaker 4: I mean he you know, they they took him aside 543 00:27:41,760 --> 00:27:45,120 Speaker 4: from from the tag team and made him the top guy. 544 00:27:45,200 --> 00:27:47,520 Speaker 4: So I mean they they for a lot of people, 545 00:27:47,640 --> 00:27:50,320 Speaker 4: especially at a certain age, they are you know, top 546 00:27:50,400 --> 00:27:55,119 Speaker 4: five for sure. So that's that's definitely one that you 547 00:27:55,480 --> 00:27:57,720 Speaker 4: wouldn't think that you would see, you know, I'm but 548 00:27:57,800 --> 00:28:00,000 Speaker 4: on paper it I yeah, pretty well. 549 00:28:00,760 --> 00:28:03,200 Speaker 3: And it just so happens that on the show today, 550 00:28:03,800 --> 00:28:05,840 Speaker 3: Like you said in the beginning, you never know who's 551 00:28:05,840 --> 00:28:08,560 Speaker 3: gonna stop by. So Frank Griffin, the guy who is 552 00:28:08,680 --> 00:28:12,439 Speaker 3: the man at Overdrive Wrestling, is in the studio today 553 00:28:12,600 --> 00:28:14,840 Speaker 3: and he's gonna tell us all about the event. So 554 00:28:15,119 --> 00:28:18,040 Speaker 3: without further ado, I'm gonna let Eli introduce Frank. 555 00:28:18,840 --> 00:28:26,399 Speaker 4: Uh thank you here today We're. 556 00:28:23,880 --> 00:28:25,320 Speaker 3: Just gonna leave this like this because this is the 557 00:28:25,320 --> 00:28:28,640 Speaker 3: greatest outtake real right now. So let's get our announcer 558 00:28:28,680 --> 00:28:30,639 Speaker 3: guy to say, let's get ready to rumble, and then 559 00:28:30,680 --> 00:28:32,200 Speaker 3: we'll get Frank in the studio. 560 00:28:32,960 --> 00:28:35,360 Speaker 2: Let's get ready to rumble. 561 00:28:36,119 --> 00:28:38,760 Speaker 3: Uh. This is a very exciting time for us because, 562 00:28:38,880 --> 00:28:40,800 Speaker 3: as you know, if you've listened to the show before, 563 00:28:40,880 --> 00:28:44,240 Speaker 3: you know that we are big advocates for wrestling at 564 00:28:44,240 --> 00:28:48,560 Speaker 3: the Fairgrounds and it's very sad to see the fair 565 00:28:48,600 --> 00:28:52,360 Speaker 3: Grounds go away. But there is something happening on June first, 566 00:28:52,600 --> 00:28:57,400 Speaker 3: Farewell to the Fairgrounds. Overdrive presents freaking phenomenal lineup and 567 00:28:57,440 --> 00:29:00,760 Speaker 3: it just so happens the man that run's the place, 568 00:29:01,120 --> 00:29:03,320 Speaker 3: Frank Griffin, is in the studio with us right now 569 00:29:03,360 --> 00:29:03,840 Speaker 3: to talk about it. 570 00:29:03,880 --> 00:29:05,800 Speaker 5: What's up, dude, Hey man, thanks for having me. Really 571 00:29:05,840 --> 00:29:06,720 Speaker 5: excited to be here. 572 00:29:06,640 --> 00:29:08,480 Speaker 3: Thanks for having thanks for coming on. So let's let's 573 00:29:08,480 --> 00:29:11,160 Speaker 3: talk about this. How did uh, how did it all start? 574 00:29:11,560 --> 00:29:15,280 Speaker 5: Well, it's really weird. I had Tommy on one of 575 00:29:15,560 --> 00:29:19,600 Speaker 5: Tommy Dreamer, which he promotes House of Hardcore. He was 576 00:29:19,640 --> 00:29:21,960 Speaker 5: on one of my shows, and we didn't get a 577 00:29:22,040 --> 00:29:23,920 Speaker 5: chance to visit very much. We didn't get a chance 578 00:29:23,960 --> 00:29:26,800 Speaker 5: to talk very much. He was busy, I was busy, 579 00:29:26,880 --> 00:29:30,800 Speaker 5: that sort of thing. And he had made mention in passing, Hey, 580 00:29:30,920 --> 00:29:34,000 Speaker 5: you know I really like Nashville. It's a good town. Uh, 581 00:29:34,480 --> 00:29:38,000 Speaker 5: maybe we could do something together. So I said, okay, cool. 582 00:29:38,000 --> 00:29:40,200 Speaker 5: I thought it was just being nice, just being courteous 583 00:29:40,240 --> 00:29:44,120 Speaker 5: and everything. Well a couple months go by and I 584 00:29:44,120 --> 00:29:45,960 Speaker 5: think to myself, well, you know, I need to get 585 00:29:46,000 --> 00:29:49,120 Speaker 5: something going pretty soon. Uh so I'm gonna text Tommy 586 00:29:49,120 --> 00:29:51,240 Speaker 5: and to see if he was for real, if he 587 00:29:51,320 --> 00:29:53,640 Speaker 5: was serious. And it turns out he was. So we 588 00:29:53,680 --> 00:29:57,520 Speaker 5: had a conversation, put our heads together, and landed on 589 00:29:57,560 --> 00:30:00,200 Speaker 5: this date. So that's how we came to promote this 590 00:30:00,240 --> 00:30:01,960 Speaker 5: one together. And we're real excited about it. 591 00:30:02,080 --> 00:30:03,440 Speaker 3: And it looks like a good car. And I see 592 00:30:03,440 --> 00:30:06,040 Speaker 3: Eli just kind of rummaging through looking at the flyers. 593 00:30:06,080 --> 00:30:08,120 Speaker 3: So let's let's uh what you got over there? 594 00:30:08,160 --> 00:30:08,440 Speaker 2: Eli? 595 00:30:08,640 --> 00:30:11,520 Speaker 4: Well, I mean the probably the one that jumps out 596 00:30:11,680 --> 00:30:16,640 Speaker 4: is Rock and Roll Express against Daniels and Kazarian. We 597 00:30:16,840 --> 00:30:21,440 Speaker 4: met mister Kazarian last week or two weekends ago, and 598 00:30:21,760 --> 00:30:23,600 Speaker 4: he was even excited about it. I mean he was 599 00:30:23,640 --> 00:30:26,480 Speaker 4: just like, you know, we've been on cards before, and 600 00:30:26,520 --> 00:30:28,320 Speaker 4: he's like, I thought we were gonna get a chance 601 00:30:28,360 --> 00:30:30,560 Speaker 4: to and we're not. And I mean he was. He 602 00:30:30,680 --> 00:30:33,160 Speaker 4: was plugging it a couple of weeks ago. So that 603 00:30:33,240 --> 00:30:36,760 Speaker 4: one definitely, you know, growing up, you know eighties and 604 00:30:36,840 --> 00:30:40,560 Speaker 4: nineties kids, the rock and Roll Express were they were, 605 00:30:40,600 --> 00:30:43,640 Speaker 4: they were the guys, you know, So that one sticks out. 606 00:30:43,680 --> 00:30:46,520 Speaker 4: I see William max on there. He you know, nine 607 00:30:46,520 --> 00:30:48,320 Speaker 4: times out of ten he steals the show when he's 608 00:30:48,320 --> 00:30:51,400 Speaker 4: on the card. So I think it looks pretty stacked. Man. 609 00:30:51,480 --> 00:30:52,840 Speaker 4: I think this will be a good sendoff. 610 00:30:54,880 --> 00:30:57,160 Speaker 3: So let's let's talk about that one match though, the 611 00:30:57,200 --> 00:30:59,719 Speaker 3: rock and Roll Express versus Daniels and Caazarian. How did 612 00:30:59,760 --> 00:31:02,240 Speaker 3: you get this to form together? 613 00:31:02,920 --> 00:31:06,040 Speaker 5: Well, I can't personally take too much credit for that. 614 00:31:06,040 --> 00:31:10,480 Speaker 5: That's mostly Dreamer. He kind of put that together. We 615 00:31:10,480 --> 00:31:12,760 Speaker 5: we decided that we really wanted rock and Roll because 616 00:31:12,800 --> 00:31:14,960 Speaker 5: of the history and the legacy and that sort of thing. 617 00:31:15,000 --> 00:31:18,000 Speaker 5: You know, Ricky and Robert always have a good standing 618 00:31:18,000 --> 00:31:21,720 Speaker 5: at the fairgrounds. So and I might have made a 619 00:31:21,720 --> 00:31:24,160 Speaker 5: suggestion that we need to put them with with some 620 00:31:24,280 --> 00:31:28,560 Speaker 5: guys that can really make an impact and maybe come 621 00:31:28,640 --> 00:31:30,960 Speaker 5: up with some kind of dream match. Well, Dreamer took 622 00:31:30,960 --> 00:31:33,560 Speaker 5: the ball from there, ran with it, and came up 623 00:31:33,600 --> 00:31:36,640 Speaker 5: with so callen censored. So I mean that match has 624 00:31:36,680 --> 00:31:39,880 Speaker 5: never happened before before this date. I don't know if 625 00:31:39,880 --> 00:31:42,480 Speaker 5: it'll ever happen again. Afterwards. So we just thought that 626 00:31:42,520 --> 00:31:47,720 Speaker 5: would make an amazing and amazing you know, collision of generations, 627 00:31:48,280 --> 00:31:50,840 Speaker 5: so we were happy to do it. It's just it's 628 00:31:50,880 --> 00:31:52,400 Speaker 5: really exciting, and. 629 00:31:52,360 --> 00:31:54,720 Speaker 3: You know, you kind of look around and that's so 630 00:31:54,880 --> 00:31:57,440 Speaker 3: far right now, that's about the only match that's been 631 00:31:57,440 --> 00:32:01,440 Speaker 3: announced right so far, so there's still like I'm just 632 00:32:01,480 --> 00:32:04,560 Speaker 3: looking at it, and you've got let's see the FBI reunion, 633 00:32:04,600 --> 00:32:08,680 Speaker 3: Bill Dundee's coming, Swaggle's gonna be there. I mean, you're 634 00:32:08,720 --> 00:32:11,600 Speaker 3: bringing history back to the Fairgrounds one last time. 635 00:32:12,000 --> 00:32:14,440 Speaker 5: There is so much potential. I could tell you this, 636 00:32:14,600 --> 00:32:16,360 Speaker 5: you know right now, I don't want to get too 637 00:32:16,360 --> 00:32:19,920 Speaker 5: far away from rock and rolling SCU but the card 638 00:32:19,920 --> 00:32:22,840 Speaker 5: that we are gonna throw together is gonna be absolutely amazing. 639 00:32:22,880 --> 00:32:25,160 Speaker 5: It's gonna be the most exciting one we've done, and 640 00:32:25,200 --> 00:32:27,520 Speaker 5: I dare say the most exciting one house a hardcore 641 00:32:27,600 --> 00:32:30,360 Speaker 5: is done. So you know, you get Swaggling there, We've 642 00:32:30,400 --> 00:32:31,760 Speaker 5: got Mikey, We've got Lt. 643 00:32:32,000 --> 00:32:32,320 Speaker 4: Falk. 644 00:32:33,440 --> 00:32:36,040 Speaker 5: Who else do we have on there? We've got Willie mack. 645 00:32:37,360 --> 00:32:38,680 Speaker 4: Is that Crimson. 646 00:32:38,560 --> 00:32:41,000 Speaker 5: Crimson and Jackson Dane, the war Kings, They're gonna be 647 00:32:41,080 --> 00:32:45,440 Speaker 5: there in action. I mean, there's just so many, so 648 00:32:45,560 --> 00:32:48,600 Speaker 5: many top to bottom good talent. There's gonna be on 649 00:32:48,600 --> 00:32:51,720 Speaker 5: that show. So the card's just gonna it's gonna blow 650 00:32:51,760 --> 00:32:52,600 Speaker 5: a roof off the place. 651 00:32:52,760 --> 00:32:54,960 Speaker 3: And you know, me and Eli kind of go back 652 00:32:54,960 --> 00:32:57,840 Speaker 3: and forth, and we saw the other day about the belt. 653 00:32:58,480 --> 00:33:00,640 Speaker 2: Can we talk about the belt? Like, how beautiful this 654 00:33:00,640 --> 00:33:01,600 Speaker 2: thing looks? Sure? 655 00:33:01,760 --> 00:33:08,000 Speaker 5: Sure, I designed that belt myself. It was I just 656 00:33:08,040 --> 00:33:10,160 Speaker 5: I wanted something with all the flags on it and everything. 657 00:33:10,200 --> 00:33:13,280 Speaker 5: But I didn't want it to be too cliche or 658 00:33:13,880 --> 00:33:16,200 Speaker 5: traditional or too new, So I wanted to try to 659 00:33:16,200 --> 00:33:19,040 Speaker 5: do a mixture of both, and that's what we came 660 00:33:19,120 --> 00:33:21,480 Speaker 5: up with. Of course, we want our logo right in 661 00:33:21,560 --> 00:33:24,360 Speaker 5: the center of the thing, you have to. But we're 662 00:33:24,400 --> 00:33:26,560 Speaker 5: happy with how it turned out. We really are. We're 663 00:33:27,040 --> 00:33:29,840 Speaker 5: the guys at Wildcat did a great job designing it. 664 00:33:30,120 --> 00:33:33,040 Speaker 5: They kind of fit the vision. So and here, pretty 665 00:33:33,080 --> 00:33:35,959 Speaker 5: soon after we get through with this show, we'll be 666 00:33:36,000 --> 00:33:40,840 Speaker 5: having a tournament to crown the first ever New Overdrive Champion. 667 00:33:41,200 --> 00:33:42,960 Speaker 3: Now that you say that tournament, I think I'm gonna 668 00:33:43,000 --> 00:33:44,480 Speaker 3: throw my name in there just because I want. 669 00:33:44,320 --> 00:33:45,400 Speaker 4: The belt, yeah for real. 670 00:33:45,600 --> 00:33:47,760 Speaker 3: So that's so I'm calling my shot right now. I'm 671 00:33:47,760 --> 00:33:48,719 Speaker 3: throwing my name of the tournament. 672 00:33:48,760 --> 00:33:50,520 Speaker 5: I'll send you a list of some trainers. We'll get 673 00:33:50,560 --> 00:33:53,280 Speaker 5: you getting ready perfect. That's what I'm talking about. Our 674 00:33:53,320 --> 00:33:55,720 Speaker 5: man right now, Frank Griffin is in the studio. He 675 00:33:55,840 --> 00:33:59,360 Speaker 5: is the guy that runs Overdrive Wrestling. So where can 676 00:33:59,400 --> 00:34:02,480 Speaker 5: you get gets at for the show House of Hardcore 677 00:34:02,680 --> 00:34:05,640 Speaker 5: dot Net and make sure that it's all one word. 678 00:34:05,680 --> 00:34:07,920 Speaker 5: You don't want to type in just hardcore dot net 679 00:34:08,000 --> 00:34:08,560 Speaker 5: or anything. 680 00:34:08,880 --> 00:34:12,440 Speaker 3: Yeah, even start clearing that search history real quick, mom, 681 00:34:12,480 --> 00:34:14,759 Speaker 3: I'm studying House. 682 00:34:14,440 --> 00:34:16,040 Speaker 5: Of Hardcore dot Net. 683 00:34:16,200 --> 00:34:16,560 Speaker 4: Yeah. 684 00:34:16,600 --> 00:34:18,680 Speaker 3: Now, I did notice the other day I was kind 685 00:34:18,680 --> 00:34:20,880 Speaker 3: of looking, what is the VIP package consist of? 686 00:34:20,920 --> 00:34:22,200 Speaker 2: When somebody buys this ticket? 687 00:34:22,320 --> 00:34:25,399 Speaker 5: Okay, so the VIP package, you'll get a commemorative chair 688 00:34:25,760 --> 00:34:28,120 Speaker 5: signed by the entire roster, you get a front row seat, 689 00:34:28,160 --> 00:34:31,239 Speaker 5: and you get early entry into the meet and green. 690 00:34:31,280 --> 00:34:32,839 Speaker 5: I've got to double check that time, but I think 691 00:34:32,880 --> 00:34:35,319 Speaker 5: the meet and greet starts at six because of bell 692 00:34:35,440 --> 00:34:37,799 Speaker 5: time is at seven, and we're gonna have some other things. 693 00:34:37,840 --> 00:34:41,400 Speaker 5: We're gonna have posters, we're gonna have the throwback posters. 694 00:34:41,440 --> 00:34:44,200 Speaker 5: We're gonna have commemorative t shirts available for everybody to 695 00:34:44,239 --> 00:34:47,279 Speaker 5: purchase there. But that VIP ticket will get you in early, 696 00:34:47,400 --> 00:34:49,319 Speaker 5: get you a front row seat and a commemorative chair 697 00:34:49,360 --> 00:34:51,520 Speaker 5: to take home with you. Sell it on eBay, do 698 00:34:51,560 --> 00:34:52,960 Speaker 5: whatever you want to with it, but it'll be a 699 00:34:52,960 --> 00:34:54,359 Speaker 5: part of his I don't think you'd want to sell 700 00:34:54,400 --> 00:34:55,720 Speaker 5: something like that on eBay. 701 00:34:55,760 --> 00:34:57,400 Speaker 2: That's just my present opinion. 702 00:34:57,440 --> 00:34:57,800 Speaker 4: Man. 703 00:34:58,280 --> 00:35:01,320 Speaker 3: So I know we're talking about farewell to the fair Grounds, 704 00:35:01,320 --> 00:35:03,759 Speaker 3: but I know that you have another wrestling event that 705 00:35:03,920 --> 00:35:05,760 Speaker 3: is going down next Saturday in Portland. 706 00:35:05,760 --> 00:35:07,480 Speaker 2: Can we talk a little bit about that just kind 707 00:35:07,520 --> 00:35:08,520 Speaker 2: of push people to that as well. 708 00:35:08,560 --> 00:35:14,359 Speaker 5: Absolutely? Absolutely, So we are in a very small way. 709 00:35:15,440 --> 00:35:18,880 Speaker 5: We are partnering with Jason James. He does the Strawberry 710 00:35:18,920 --> 00:35:22,520 Speaker 5: Slam every year in Portland, and we've got a lot 711 00:35:22,520 --> 00:35:24,600 Speaker 5: of people coming to that. Jeff Jarrett will be there. 712 00:35:24,719 --> 00:35:26,000 Speaker 5: It's Eli's favorite wrestler. 713 00:35:27,160 --> 00:35:30,080 Speaker 4: I don't hate Double Jay. I mean, you know, I 714 00:35:30,120 --> 00:35:33,520 Speaker 4: think he I would have to fall short of saying 715 00:35:33,560 --> 00:35:36,160 Speaker 4: he's my favorite, but I mean, you know, I don't 716 00:35:36,160 --> 00:35:37,520 Speaker 4: hate Double Jay. He's a Hall of Famer. 717 00:35:37,640 --> 00:35:39,399 Speaker 5: Hey, hey, you know what, to each his own, He's 718 00:35:39,400 --> 00:35:41,680 Speaker 5: a very good entring performer. He's got a lot of 719 00:35:41,719 --> 00:35:42,680 Speaker 5: history in the business. 720 00:35:42,719 --> 00:35:44,960 Speaker 2: Oh yeah, but at that one. 721 00:35:45,239 --> 00:35:48,640 Speaker 5: You can also find the war Kings, Crimson Jacks, Dane, 722 00:35:48,800 --> 00:35:51,440 Speaker 5: Crazy Steve is gonna be there. Crazy Steve is a 723 00:35:51,600 --> 00:35:55,200 Speaker 5: real fan favorite. And you'll have a micro match that's 724 00:35:55,280 --> 00:35:59,000 Speaker 5: a little Fabio versus Enigma, and of course you'll have 725 00:35:59,040 --> 00:36:01,719 Speaker 5: Alex Taylor and lieu of other wrestlers that are going 726 00:36:01,760 --> 00:36:04,400 Speaker 5: to be there. And that is May fourth at seven 727 00:36:04,440 --> 00:36:06,960 Speaker 5: pm at the Portland High School in Portland, Tennessee. 728 00:36:07,360 --> 00:36:09,920 Speaker 3: There it is, but the big thing that we really 729 00:36:10,000 --> 00:36:12,840 Speaker 3: want you to be at is Farewell to the fail Grounds. 730 00:36:12,880 --> 00:36:17,080 Speaker 3: It is going down Saturday, June first. Like Frank said, 731 00:36:17,080 --> 00:36:19,640 Speaker 3: you can get your tickets at House off Harcourt dot net. 732 00:36:19,920 --> 00:36:23,440 Speaker 3: They're still available, but they are going fast. And man, 733 00:36:23,440 --> 00:36:25,120 Speaker 3: this is exciting. We can't wait to see how the 734 00:36:25,120 --> 00:36:26,320 Speaker 3: show is going to play out. 735 00:36:27,080 --> 00:36:30,000 Speaker 4: Yeah, I was gonna chime in, so you know, talking 736 00:36:30,000 --> 00:36:33,120 Speaker 4: about the history. I mean, how does it feel knowing 737 00:36:33,200 --> 00:36:38,680 Speaker 4: that you're booking the final wrestling event at the fair Grounds. 738 00:36:38,760 --> 00:36:44,200 Speaker 5: It's a very humbling experience to take part in. Of course, 739 00:36:44,200 --> 00:36:47,040 Speaker 5: we're excited, we're nervous. We think we're going to deliver. 740 00:36:47,080 --> 00:36:49,560 Speaker 5: We're confident that we're going to deliver to the wrestling fans. 741 00:36:50,560 --> 00:36:54,760 Speaker 5: But to have that honor and to have that opportunity, 742 00:36:55,239 --> 00:36:57,840 Speaker 5: it's just as good as hitting any big time you 743 00:36:57,840 --> 00:37:00,000 Speaker 5: can think of. I mean, there's so much history there 744 00:37:00,200 --> 00:37:04,480 Speaker 5: dating back to the sixties in the seventies, so many people, 745 00:37:04,600 --> 00:37:08,560 Speaker 5: anybody who's anybody has gone through that sports arena. And 746 00:37:08,800 --> 00:37:11,200 Speaker 5: to be the one that gets to put on the 747 00:37:11,280 --> 00:37:14,839 Speaker 5: last one ever, just I have no words. Sometimes it's 748 00:37:14,880 --> 00:37:17,799 Speaker 5: just very humbling and we're very honored to do it, and. 749 00:37:17,760 --> 00:37:20,319 Speaker 3: You know, it's it's exciting because we were talking right 750 00:37:20,360 --> 00:37:23,120 Speaker 3: before the thing happened. My very first wrestling match that 751 00:37:23,160 --> 00:37:28,120 Speaker 3: I ever saw wasn't the Fairgrounds, with the exception of 752 00:37:28,120 --> 00:37:30,279 Speaker 3: some WWF stuff at the time, but it was I 753 00:37:30,320 --> 00:37:33,640 Speaker 3: believe it was main event wrestling. And I remember seeing 754 00:37:33,640 --> 00:37:37,640 Speaker 3: the volunteers wrestle. One Man Gang was there and I 755 00:37:37,719 --> 00:37:40,200 Speaker 3: was like this really like eager kid, and I was 756 00:37:40,239 --> 00:37:42,759 Speaker 3: that one that stood on the guard rail sticking his 757 00:37:42,840 --> 00:37:44,480 Speaker 3: hand out just to think he was cool to get 758 00:37:44,480 --> 00:37:47,960 Speaker 3: his high five. Like so much history there, and it's 759 00:37:48,080 --> 00:37:50,240 Speaker 3: it's it's sad to see it go, but it's awesome 760 00:37:50,280 --> 00:37:53,920 Speaker 3: to see, you know, you guys putting on this final 761 00:37:53,960 --> 00:37:55,239 Speaker 3: show and going out with a bang. 762 00:37:55,320 --> 00:37:57,920 Speaker 5: Oh yeah, we're really excited about it. And and you 763 00:37:57,960 --> 00:38:01,439 Speaker 5: know the main event wrestling, Yeahhiggins and and Stephen Dune 764 00:38:01,480 --> 00:38:04,840 Speaker 5: the manste Walls. Yeah that was that was a good show. 765 00:38:06,000 --> 00:38:09,200 Speaker 5: But but jumping back into this one, you know, I 766 00:38:09,200 --> 00:38:10,680 Speaker 5: don't know what else to say about it. We're just 767 00:38:10,840 --> 00:38:13,000 Speaker 5: really happy to do it. We're really excited. If you're 768 00:38:13,480 --> 00:38:15,840 Speaker 5: any type of wrestling fan and you know anything about 769 00:38:15,920 --> 00:38:18,839 Speaker 5: the history pro wrestling, this is where you're gonna want 770 00:38:18,840 --> 00:38:19,880 Speaker 5: to be on June first. 771 00:38:20,719 --> 00:38:24,799 Speaker 3: So June first, it is Farewell to the Fairgrounds Overdrive 772 00:38:24,920 --> 00:38:27,320 Speaker 3: and House of Hardcore Presents, Farewell to the fair Grounds 773 00:38:27,360 --> 00:38:28,719 Speaker 3: tickets once again. 774 00:38:28,920 --> 00:38:31,239 Speaker 2: House of Hardcore dot Net. Frank, thank you so much 775 00:38:31,280 --> 00:38:32,239 Speaker 2: for hanging out with this, tot Am and. 776 00:38:32,400 --> 00:38:34,360 Speaker 5: M Eli, thank you so much for having me. I 777 00:38:34,480 --> 00:38:35,719 Speaker 5: hope you guys will come to the show. 778 00:38:35,920 --> 00:38:44,160 Speaker 3: I'm going, oh man, such a lot of stuff to 779 00:38:44,200 --> 00:38:46,440 Speaker 3: get to today on the show. And uh yeah, I 780 00:38:46,520 --> 00:38:49,120 Speaker 3: appreciate you for catching catching me off guard with that 781 00:38:49,200 --> 00:38:52,759 Speaker 3: intro that I had to be prepared that you never 782 00:38:52,840 --> 00:38:55,719 Speaker 3: know what's gonna happen on this show, especially like you 783 00:38:55,800 --> 00:38:57,319 Speaker 3: never know who's gonna stop by. 784 00:38:57,400 --> 00:38:59,920 Speaker 2: So special thanks to Frank Griffin for stopping by. Don't forget. 785 00:39:00,160 --> 00:39:03,720 Speaker 3: You can still get your tickets. It's not until June first, 786 00:39:04,120 --> 00:39:07,760 Speaker 3: but farewell to the Fairgrounds. Overdrive and House of Hardcore 787 00:39:07,840 --> 00:39:12,240 Speaker 3: presents that big show. Tickets available at Houseofhardcore dot nets. 788 00:39:13,800 --> 00:39:16,000 Speaker 3: Yeah that's it. That's all I got for now. Yeah, 789 00:39:16,120 --> 00:39:18,759 Speaker 3: good show, you got anything. By the way, if you 790 00:39:18,800 --> 00:39:22,200 Speaker 3: are on social media, we finally have an Instagram page, 791 00:39:22,680 --> 00:39:25,720 Speaker 3: so it's awesome you can follow it. It's Battleground Podcast 792 00:39:26,239 --> 00:39:29,480 Speaker 3: on Instagram. Make sure you follow us. Tell your friends. 793 00:39:29,520 --> 00:39:33,440 Speaker 3: Also download other episodes of the podcast. Jim Ross has 794 00:39:33,440 --> 00:39:36,400 Speaker 3: been on, Adam Page has been on, Bob Saggett's been on. 795 00:39:36,480 --> 00:39:38,839 Speaker 3: Literally you never know who's been on the show. You're 796 00:39:38,880 --> 00:39:40,520 Speaker 3: just gonna have to go back and listen and download 797 00:39:40,560 --> 00:39:41,600 Speaker 3: all of them. Give them a five star. 798 00:39:41,640 --> 00:39:45,319 Speaker 4: If you also download Eli's podcast, which is Music City 799 00:39:45,360 --> 00:39:46,120 Speaker 4: Horror Boom. 800 00:39:46,200 --> 00:39:49,840 Speaker 3: Right there, you can follow me. I'm on social media Instagram, Twitter, 801 00:39:49,880 --> 00:39:50,680 Speaker 3: Battle on Air. 802 00:39:52,040 --> 00:39:56,319 Speaker 4: I think it's still Eli m Phipps. Phipps. If you 803 00:39:56,360 --> 00:39:59,760 Speaker 4: go to the Battleground podcast page, you should have it. 804 00:39:59,760 --> 00:40:01,600 Speaker 3: It'll be right there, so make sure you follow all 805 00:40:01,640 --> 00:40:04,120 Speaker 3: of us right there. And I'm not sure who we 806 00:40:04,160 --> 00:40:07,640 Speaker 3: have next week on the show. But we're just gonna 807 00:40:07,640 --> 00:40:10,120 Speaker 3: talk wrestling again next week because that's what we're good at. 808 00:40:10,239 --> 00:40:11,080 Speaker 4: Yeah, we'll figure it out. 809 00:40:11,160 --> 00:40:16,040 Speaker 2: See you guys next week.